Category: Digital Divide

“We have arrived at a critical juncture in history,” said Jacqueline Rafferty, President, Massachusetts Library Association & Chapter Councilor to ALA. “The rapid proliferation of electronic content (e-content), combined with library inaccessibility to e-content, is undermining the historic library missions of providing equitable access to information for all people and…

When I’m not occupied with urgent matters (aka firefighting), my preoccupation is the future of libraries. Here, this topic is known as “America’s Libraries for the 21st Century,” a formal OITP Program–though obviously this theme cuts across all of the office’s work. Of course, the digital revolution currently taking place…

Contact: Jenni Terry Press Officer ALA Washington Office (202) 628-8410 For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Thursday that rural communities in 32 states will receive loans and grants provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to address local needs including…

For Immediate Release Contact: Jenni Terry WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Library Association (ALA) President Camila Alire encourages the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider the role of America’s libraries in a National Broadband Plan as the FCC begins its workshop series to develop the plan. The first workshop, to be…